The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Critical Issues in America's Largest Protestant Denomination - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742551032 ISBN 13: 9780742551039

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

Southern Baptists are the nations largest protestant denomination, with over 43,000 churches and millions of members. Since its inception, controversy has surrounded the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, Southern Baptists most recent confession of faith. The present volume consists of essays by Baptist scholars explaining and defending that document. Each of the 18 articles of the BF&M 2000 is addressed, with special attention to the most critical issues and changes from the denominations 1963 confession. Also included is an appendix comprising the full text of all three Baptist Faith and Message statements from the 20th century (1925, 1963, and 2000), in side-by-side columns for easy reference and comparison. Contributors include Al Mohler, Paige Patterson, Tom Nettles, Dorothy Patterson, E. David Cook, and C. Ben Mitchell, with a foreword by Susie Hawkins. Brief yet comprehensive, detailed yet accessible to the non-specialist, this volume is a must read for Southern Baptist professors and students, staff and church members, and anyone interested in one of the most powerful religious forces in America.

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About the Author

Douglas K. Blount, PhD, is associate professor of philosophy of religion and assistant dean for ethics and philosophical studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also managing editor of Southwestern Journal of Theology. Joseph D. Wooddell, PhD, is assistant professor of philosophy at Criswell College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742551032
• ISBN 13: 9780742551039
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Blount Douglas K.